Timeline for How can Apple know date of photo taken in the 80s?
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| Oct 22, 2021 at 11:09 | comment | added | IconDaemon | The accuracy is what is mystifying. Apple knows all and sees all, I guess. :-) | |
| Oct 22, 2021 at 10:59 | comment | added | thePHPHero | @IconDaemon Thanks a lot for your comments. I was not able to find any EXIF data linking to the date visible on Apple Photos. The thread you mentioned could indeed be a clue. In my case the most rational explanation is that at some point some software added a datetime stamp to the image. Wether by coincidence or by some kind of technology, the datetime stamp is incredibly accurate. | |
| Oct 21, 2021 at 13:33 | comment | added | IconDaemon | This question/answer at Photo.se may provide a clue. | |
| Oct 21, 2021 at 12:48 | comment | added | unbeatable101 | @IconDaemon I doubt it is EXIF data since that standard was released in the '90s, maybe there is an older standard which predates it? | |
| Oct 18, 2021 at 12:08 | comment | added | IconDaemon | See if there's any EXIF data in the photo using this free web tool. | |
| S Oct 18, 2021 at 11:58 | review | First questions | |||
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| S Oct 18, 2021 at 11:58 | history | asked | thePHPHero | CC BY-SA 4.0 |